I remember when this place was Advance Vision! The yellow and blue facade was a distinctive reminder that you could go in and find the most obscure music or films. Alas it has long since been replaced by the distinctive red of Elvery's Sport. In my eyes they've replaced with a good store however. It's probably got one of the largest selection of sportswear and gear in the general Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown area (not including the large outlet stores in Carrickmines etc. but these are hard to get to if you don't drive!).
It covers two large floors. The bottom floor is mainly soccer, rugby and GAA clothing (replica jerseys, shorts, tracksuits etc.). One of the great things about Elvery's is that their stock tends to be a little cheaper than other sports stores and they regularly offer sales on outgoing products. Upstairs you have trainers, rugby/soccer boots and some more specialised equipment (tennis, martial arts, golf, weight sets).
What I really like about this place is the staff tend to be quite knowledgeable about the needs of different sports. Of course I can't speak for every sales assistant that's ever worked there but I've generally had good experiences with them. The last time I was in there I was looking to make the transition to picking up a proper pair of running shoes. I decided to make the transition into doing considerably more running and run training and wanted a decent pair of Asics or similar, as opposed to the generic trainers I was using for gym work at the time. The assistant upstairs was a runner himself, averaging 20-25 miles a week, so we had a good chat about training and he was well placed to advise me on what to buy. When you're about to pay 120 euro or more then you want to be assured it's money well invested! read more